Sun Tzu's Advice For Struggling Nursing Students In College

Passing Nursing School requires an art of war. No college student understands the #struggle like a nursing major. Even if none of this advice actually makes your life easier, at least you'll get a good laugh, that you are most likely very in need of!

When you've been studying for 12 hours straight for the exam and physically cannot stay awake.

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“One may know how to conquer without being able to do it. ” You can do this, grab some coffee and stop crying!!

When you have 5 exams in the same week and have no idea where to even begin studying so you just ignore them until the day before.

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“If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.” If you avoid studying for your tests because they all give you anxiety, you will fail. So stop pretending to be okay with failing and hit the books!!

So instead of freaking out about 5 exams in the same week, organize your material and plan out your time wisely.

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“If his forces are united, separate them.” Get down to business and you can pass these tests!

When your friends are all going out and make fun of you for staying in to study.

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“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” It sucks a lot, but one day you'll make a lot of money and save lives so its okay!

When 1 topic is explained through 80 lecture slides but you finally figure it out.

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“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity” Even if you're wrong in your discovery, this is still the best feeling ever.

When you know the job of evil nursing professors is to weed out the weakest links each semester and you are for sure a weak link.

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“So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” But don't let them weed you out! Be a strong competitor, fight back!

When your 2 consecutive weeks of exams is finished and you actually get a weekend out.

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“who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits” Having to nonstop study for so many weekends, makes your weekends of freedom so much more enjoyable. Remember that during finals!

When you never even went to bed due to studying and completing assignments and you actually show up to your 8 AM.

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“mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy” If its the day before a big exam, most students probably won't show up to the 8 AM lecture. Be a good egg, get some coffee, and impress the professor!

Sometimes all it takes to make it through a day of classes, hours of clinical, or an all-nighter of studying is some coffee.

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“Great results, can be achieved with small forces.” Coffee really is your oxygen when the #struggle is real, don't be ashamed!

When students with other majors start complaining to you about studying for 3 hours for their 1 test that contains 2 chapters of material.

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“The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.” None of these people can even "fathom" the #struggle, and will surely be confused once you begin to explain. #SorryNotSorry #ICantEven

When other girls actually got their 8 hours of sleep and have time to look good for class and look down upon your messy bun and sweatpants.

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“There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.” Who has time to worry about their looks during the week?? #Ain'tNobodyGotTimeForThat So don't worry about these girls and keep your ugly head up!

When you're having your weekly mental breakdown and begin to question what your life is even about and why you torture yourself.

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“It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.” There will most definitely going to be more hardships than rewards throughout school, but once you see how you can change lives, it will all be so worth it. So persevere, stick with it!

When you're taking a nursing exam and want to choose E: all of the above, except there is no choice E....annnndd all of the answers are correct...

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“Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.” Your professors will say "choose the BEST answer." Do they not realize how subjective and difficult that is??? In these situations, stay calm and take your time!! When your break it down to two answer choices, guess and may the odds be ever in your favor.

When you get that test back that you only crammed for the night before so you have already prepared yourself for receiving a 65% but you get a 75% instead.

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“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.” You are not going to get A's on a lot of exams...maybe not any exams. So you have to take what you can get and be thankful you passed. #C'sGetDegrees

Butttttt, remember, when you're a RN and get a mini vacation every week!!

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“Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.” Just remember while you're struggling over these four years and everyone else is having the time of their lives, that you can have 4 days a week off every week if you want, while they are stuck working most likely 9-5 Monday-Friday. #winning

References

All translations of these quotes from The Art of War by Sun Tzu, were obtained from the same site listed below.